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Description
Active Shared Housing Registrations is a dataset from the City of Chicago containing registration data for shared housing units regulated under the Shared Housing Ordinance. The dataset tracks the status, location, and administrative details of registered units, with columns suggesting information on host names, addresses, expiration dates, and political precincts. It is maintained by data.cityofchicago.org and is available on multiple data platforms.
Use Cases
Monitoring registration compliance using REGISTRATION_NUMBER, CURRENT_STATUS, and EXPIRATION_DATE
Analyzing the geographic distribution of shared housing using STREET_ADDRESS, WARD, and PRECINCT
Tracking status changes over time using CURRENT_STATUS_DATE and CURRENT_STATUS
Identifying property hosts for enforcement or communication using HOST_NAME and STREET_ADDRESS
Strengths
Dataset is actively maintained, with a note confirming the addition of five new columns on 8/1/2025
Available on multiple public platforms (Socrata, Data.gov), indicating official dissemination and reliability
Provides structured administrative data with clear identifiers like REGISTRATION_NUMBER
Limitations
Key metadata like row count, size, and license are consistently reported as 'None' or 'unknown' across all sources
The last updated timestamps conflict between platforms (2026-04-03 vs. 2026-04-05), creating uncertainty about freshness
One platform (datagov) does not list the specific column names, limiting immediate understanding of its structure
Provenance
Source
City of Chicago (data.cityofchicago.org)
Collection Method
Administrative registration data collected under the Shared Housing Ordinance.
Time Range
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Freshness
Last updated dates range from 2026-04-03 to 2026-04-05 across platforms.
Geography
City of Chicago, Illinois, USA
A note from 8/1/2025 indicates five columns were added to the dataset; users should verify the schema matches their needs.